WHY USING JAPANESE NAMES (ONLINE) IS HARMFUL TO OUR CULTURE

☆ i am not up for debate. this is my two cents as a japanese person

1. you’re using our culture as a trend. i understand if it’s from a kin standpoint but japanese names have a lot to do with respect and ancestry. instead of using the full japanese name, please shorten it to make it a bit more americanized.

1B. ex: kazuichi ↠ kaz
tazuna ↠ taz
saiki ↠ sai
shuichi ↠ shu
katsuki ↠ kat

these are just some examples, and you’re mature enough to know what to shorten it to.

2. you, a non-asian person, have never dealt with getting bullied, harassed, and fetishized like an asian person does. if you have a very clear asian name in school, i can’t tell you how much you’re gonna get bullied. you’ve never been called ching chong in your life, right?